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Islamische Friedhöfe

Islamic burial in Hamburg

A death in the family. Here is what to do now.

Step by step, with all phone numbers, addresses and costs. For Muslim families in Hamburg, with a directory covering the whole of Germany.

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The first steps

Based on the Hamburg Burial Act and Islamic practice. Each step links to the detailed guide.

  1. 1
    In the first hours

    Call a doctor, inform family and community

    A doctor issues the medical death certificate (Todesbescheinigung). Nothing can proceed without it. In a hospital or care home, the institution takes care of this.

  2. 2
    On the same day

    Call a Muslim funeral director

    The funeral director collects the deceased and takes care of cooling, washing and the formalities. Check whether there is a burial fund membership (DITIB, VIKZ, IGMG).

  3. 3
    On the first day

    Decide: burial in Hamburg or repatriation

    In Hamburg, burial without a coffin is permitted. Repatriation requires a Leichenpass (mortuary passport) from the Bezirksamt Wandsbek (district office) and usually a zinc coffin.

  4. 4
    By the third working day

    Register the death at the Standesamt

    You need the medical death certificate, ID, birth and marriage certificates. The death certificate (Sterbeurkunde) costs €19.50; the copy for the pension is free of charge.

  5. 5
    Before the burial

    Washing, shroud, funeral prayer

    Ghusl and kafan at the cemetery's washing house or at the funeral director's. The janazah prayer takes place in the mosque or at the grave. The funeral director reserves the grave and the date.

  6. 6
    Within ten days

    The burial and what comes after

    In Hamburg, an earth burial must take place within ten days. Afterwards: notify the pension office and insurers; the gravestone is set no earlier than a few months later.

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Our partner cemetery

Finkenriek Cemetery, Wilhelmsburg

Islamic burial section since 2020 with its own washing and farewell house, graves facing Mecca, burial without a coffin possible.

Facing MeccaBurial without a coffinWashing roomRest period 25 years
All details
Address
König-Georg-Deich 24
21109 Hamburg (Wilhelmsburg)
Phone
+49 40 593 88-241
Email
kundenberatung@friedhof-hamburg.de
Office hours
Mon, Wed, Thu: 8:00–14:00
Friday: 8:00–13:00
Other times: by appointment
Website
friedhof-hamburg.de

Cemeteries with Islamic burial sections in Hamburg

Five cemeteries in Hamburg have Islamic burial sections. All contacts right here, without detours.

All Hamburg cemeteries →

Muslim funeral directors in Hamburg

They take care of collection, washing, formalities and, if wished, repatriation to the country of origin.

All funeral directors →

What a burial costs

Approximate guide values for Hamburg without membership in a funeral fund. Exact amounts depend on the cemetery, the funeral director and fund membership. Headstones start at around 1.000 €.

Cemetery

€2,745

  • Grave plot, 25-year right of use (state cemeteries)
  • Burial, with or without coffin
  • Room for the ritual washing (ghusl)

Funeral director

€1,100 to €3,000

  • Funeral director's services (washing, shroud, formalities, transport)

Repatriation

€1,500 to €2,700

  • Repatriation to Turkey from Hamburg

Gravestone

€1,000 to €3,200

  • Headstone or grave slab, including engraving and installation
Costs in detail →

Islamic cemeteries across Germany

Outside Hamburg? The directory lists cemeteries with Islamic burial sections by federal state and city.

Go to the Germany directory

Questions we are often asked

Whom do I call first?

First a doctor to certify the death (family doctor, out-of-hours medical service 116 117, in an emergency 112). Then a Muslim funeral director. From then on, they take care of almost everything.

How quickly can a burial take place in Hamburg?

Usually within two to four days. By law, an earth burial must take place within ten days. How quickly it happens depends on the medical death certificate, the Standesamt and the cemetery.

Is burial without a coffin permitted in Hamburg?

Yes, since 1998 at the public cemeteries. The deceased is buried in a shroud. The 2012 state treaty guarantees this right.

What does an Islamic burial in Hamburg cost?

Grave and burial at a public cemetery around €2,750, plus the funeral director's services of around €1,100 to €3,000. In total usually €4,000 to €5,500, without a gravestone. We will add the exact prices for Finkenriek.

Questions →

Gravestones in the Turkish-Islamic style

Soon we will offer gravestones and grave slabs in the classic Turkish style, with engraving in Turkish, Arabic or German. If you are already interested, you can write to us.

Enquire in advance

Questions? Write to us.

We reply by email, usually within one working day.

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